Police ticketing for loud exhausts

Pheonix

This is true, though I must confess my comment was originally directed (just slower than yours) to the comment about yours...however, in my opinion it fits both scenarios.

havasuwiley

gotta luv arizona,i run off road headers on a a street legal sand car 500 hp ls2,no problems from johnny law,harleys with pipes are no problem here either

frost

Most people are cool here, because most people own guns here. But some other places Ive lived havent been so cool.

ZKindaGuy

Folks..it was just on the national news this past week that due to the economic turndown the police are resorting to increased ticket writing as a revenue generator since the projected sources of money that were planned in the budget are not happening as a direct result of the economy. So I really doubt its due to any particular segment of people complaining to the cops. Its just business.

ct63084

You guys are lucky you are not in cali, my friend's evo got pulled over here in davis ca for having a loud exhaust i think it can't be over 95 decibels then after that they made him open up his hood unfortunately he had polished intercooler pipes and a intake. The Cop said he had illegal mods and sent him to the state ref. The funny thing was he was going the speed limit lol damn CA cops .

semtex

I gotta tell you, that last little bit disturbs me. Let me state up front that I'm not trying to single you out, ZKindaGuy. The sentiment you express is commonly shared by many people. But it is this commonality of the sentiment that has me shaking my head. Are we really at a point in this society where we just casually and obediently shrug off a state-sanctioned shake-down as no big deal, business as usual? I mean seriously. Shouldn't we be outraged that while we common folk already have to tighten our belts and cut back, our local governments just rub salt into the wound by treating us as an inexhaustible supply of revenue that they can just extort, much like a bully on a playground? When do we say enough is enough?

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lando76

"Fat Lindas" I love it, im stealin it frost.

BMW Killa

How about someone produce some actual proof instead of blabbing back and forth.

fuct

They measure with a decibal reader down here...

awesomez

Where I live, I know you can get it for at least 3 different things. If it's not DOT approved, if it's simply disturbing the peace (has to be really loud), and if you decide to spin the tires a cop may give you an option of reckless driving or loud tail pipe if you're lucky.

One_Quick_Z

Just to let everyone know there is no such thing as a "loud Exhaust ticket"

I have asked my aunt on several occasions and she is a lawyer in Chicago area



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awesomez

I guess it depends on how you define a "loud Exhaust ticket". If she said you can't get a ticket for a loud exhaust, I recommend you not ask that lawyer for legal advice They certainly call it something else, but it's the same as if you turn up your stereo too loud. I don't have any friends that got one recently, but my friends did in fact get tickets for loud exhaust.

Alexus

Around here they call it "pollution sonore" which translates directly to "sound pollution." It generally encompasses revving your engine, having very loud bass in your car and loud tailpipes. The U.S. equivalent would probably be "distrubing the peace."

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z350boy

I believe it falls under the Department of Environmental Protection jurisdiction.

Solus

I got one in ohio for my exhaust on my 05 civic being too loud. The actual ticket was operating an unsafe motor vehicle, because apparently it was so loud i wouldn't be able to hear sirens etc